A group of multidisciplinary scholars explore the impact of contemporary artistic practices on territory, using MAC/SAN (alternative and independent) and the Havana Biennial (institutional) as a newplatforms of observation.

Botellas Curadas (Healing Bottles) is inspired by ethnobotany–a science that exploresthe relationship between people and plants. The researchers will continue their inventory of objects and goods used by traditional medicine in Colombia and Cuba.They will look at their socio-economic characteristics and how they impact on local agriculture.

Botellas Curadas is a set of interviews with scientists, doctors and a variety of San Agustín´s inhabitants, who practice traditional medicine, growing or selling medicinal plants for religious or medical use. Data such as legends, stories, pictures and drawings will be compiledin an album accessible to the public in MAC/SAN Building. Performances and group discussions will also be programmed at MAC/SAN Building. A map locating sites of their research in San Agustin and surroundings will be available to the public.